Once everyone else had cleared out, leaving only the players, Morning Glow quietly lit up the sky.
The bodies on the ground had long since despawned with the passage of time, leaving a glittering carpet of copper coins, scattered weapons, and the bowls Song Jinnan had tossed out.
Lin Bai activated Morning Flight and slowly rose into the air under everyone's astonished gaze.
Once he steadied himself, he looked down at the players. "Xiao Deng, stay behind and collect the money scattered on the ground. Everyone else, head for Western Mountain at full speed. I'll assign your positions in the gang based on your strength."
With that said.
Lin Bai activated Arched Body, Single Shadow.
Whoosh!
The instant Arched Body, Single Shadow activated, he shot away like an arrow loosed from a bow, vanishing before everyone's eyes.
Holy shit!
The players present stood frozen like wooden chickens.
"A banished immortal? Boss Lone, this is the kind of Boss we tried to take down yesterday?" [Ironhead Immortal] stared in the direction Lin Bai had vanished, his neck stiff.
"Is he really a Novice Village Boss?" [Chop Wood No. 1] swallowed.
"To be precise, he should be a Story NPC," [Bitter Gourd Vine] said. "Never mind his flying—even with just his speed, what crossbow bolt could keep up?"
"We're a bunch of idiots," [Crazy Guy] said.
"Wrong. If we hadn't tried to take down the Boss yesterday, Lin Bai would never have crossed paths with us, and we'd still be miserable newbie players in Jiamao City." [Lone Elder] gazed longingly in the direction Lin Bai had vanished. "But now, ahead of everyone else, we've joined what could be a Great Sect that wouldn't normally appear until the midgame. We've already succeeded."
"It could also be an Evil Sect," [Bai Yin] said.